# Incident 19870730063349I: Cessna 150M, Mercer Island, WA, July 30, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1987, 00:08 local time
- Place: Mercer Island, WA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5640° N, 122.2312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mercer Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5640&lon=-122.2312&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6425K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6425K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 35 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870730063349I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE FAILED FROM FUEL STARVATION. LANDED SAFELY ON INTERSTATE. SUSPECT LOW FUEL ALLOWED AIR IN LINE. 4 GALLONS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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